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What is cystic fibrosis
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Genetic disorder of the cell membranes
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What is the result of cystic fibrosis?
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Sticky mucus being produced in air passages, gut and pancreas
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What are the symptoms of cystic fibrosis?
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Breathing difficulties
Lung infection Malnutrition Fertility Problems |
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What is cystic fibrosis caused by and how how many people carry it ?
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recessive allele 'f'
carried by about 1 person in 30 |
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What will people with only one copy of the allele be and why?
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they will be carriers as it is recessive
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If a child is to have a chance of inheriting the disorder what must the parents be?
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Both parents must be carriers or sufferers
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What is sickle cell anaemia?
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a genetic disorder characterised by funny shaped red blood cells
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What may be a result of the red blood cells being abnormally shaped?
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they may get stuck in the CAPILLARIES, which will deprives body cells of oxygen
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Symptoms of sickle cell anaemia?
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Tiredness
Painful joints and muscles fever anaemia |
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How is sickle cell anaemia caused
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by inheriting 2 recessive 'a' alleles
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What is the normal allele represented by?
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'A'
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